Ethnographic species richness (IMAGE) University of Utah Caption Location of Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah. Predicted ethnographic species richness at 265 known archaeological sites across the original and reduced monument boundaries and surrounding region. Many sites with high ESR are now located outside the boundaries of the monument and, therefore, are not protected and managed. Credit Pavlik et al. (2021) PNAS Usage Restrictions Non commercial with attribution License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.